Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 16:31:02 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Mitch Vincent" <mitch@venux.net> Cc: "Rick Hamell" <hamellr@aracnet.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD SMP Message-ID: <200005112331.QAA01863@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 11 May 2000 18:01:25 EDT." <002901bfbb94$744e36a0$0300000a@doot.org>
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> While I appreciate everyone's response (and I do, very much) no one actually > answered either of my questions specifically. > > Will FreeBSD handle 4 processors? > > If so, is anyone on-list using FreeBSD with 4 (or more) processors. Yes; we have a couple of 4-way Xeon systems here. However, I would suggest that before you go blowing an enormous wad of money on hardware, you actually consider benchmarking your application and working out what you really need. I know it's trendy in the PC world to buy the biggest box you can, but this is actually pretty stupid. Just think; the money you might save could probably send you on a very nice holiday. (Or maybe your boss - can't win them all, I guess.) -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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